Invest Ottawa (2013)

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025

Salary Name Position
$141,804.00
earned in 2024
Adam Dewar Director, Business Development
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$119,005.86
earned in 2024
David Rodas-Wright Senior Business Development Manager, Software
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$142,575.18
earned in 2024
Divyanshu Kamboj Strategic Technology and Testing Director
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$222,163.08
earned in 2024
Jens-Michael Schaal Vice President, Global Expansion
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$148,571.76
earned in 2024
Joanne Gardner Director, Strategic Initiatives and Bayview Growth and Success
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$128,228.82
earned in 2024
Julia Stewart Director, Finance
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$119,366.16
earned in 2024
Khaled Mostafa Senior Manager, Information Technology and Security
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$100,517.80
earned in 2024
Kirsten Sardelis Senior Manager, Foreign Direct Investment
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$107,838.12
earned in 2024
Lindsay Kavanagh Senior Manager, Digital Marketing
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$154,905.00
earned in 2024
Lotte Wannet Senior Director, Corporate Performance Management, Information Technology
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$108,789.20
earned in 2024
Marie Ainsworth Senior Program Manager, Venture
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$101,271.42
earned in 2024
Megan Maltby Senior Manager, Accelerator Programs and Investor Relations
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$130,171.50
earned in 2024
Michelle Younes Director, Venture Programs
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$227,841.42
earned in 2024
Nicholas Quain Vice President, Venture Development
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$141,671.64
earned in 2024
Patrick Kenny Senior Director, Marketing and Communications
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$113,320.86
earned in 2024
Paula Hopkins Director, Entrepreneurship
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$106,085.88
earned in 2024
Rebecca Thompson Director, Business Delivery and Operations
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$165,975.00
earned in 2024
Sonya Shorey President and Chief Executive Officer
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$148,156.16
earned in 2024
Susanne Cork Business Development Director, Smart Farm and Advanced Robotics
Invest Ottawa (2013)
$145,427.88
earned in 2024
Xiao Chen Director, Foreign Direct Investment and Global Runway Program
Invest Ottawa (2013)
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Published March 2025

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2025

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in Invest Ottawa (2013), including:

  • Top Salaries at Invest Ottawa (2013) in the 2025 Sunshine List
  • Vice President, Venture Development
    $227,841.42
  • Vice President, Global Expansion
    $222,163.08
  • President and Chief Executive Officer
    $165,975.00
  • Senior Director, Corporate Performance Management, Information Technology
    $154,905.00
  • Director, Strategic Initiatives and Bayview Growth and Success
    $148,571.76

2025 Ontario Sunshine List: Invest Ottawa (2013) Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, Invest Ottawa (2013)'s 21 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $2,888,524.22 in 2024.

At the top of the Invest Ottawa (2013) Sunshine List

Topping the list for the Invest Ottawa (2013) was Vice President, Venture Development Nicholas Quain, who brought home $227,841.42 in 2024.

Following Nicholas Quain was Vice President, Global Expansion Jens-Michael Schaal, with annual earnings of $222,163.08. President and Chief Executive Officer Sonya Shorey made $165,975.00, Senior Director, Corporate Performance Management, Information Technology Lotte Wannet made $154,905.00, and Director, Strategic Initiatives and Bayview Growth and Success Joanne Gardner round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $148,571.76 for the Invest Ottawa (2013) 2025 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2024, 5 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 12 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 2 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 2 received between $200,001 and $250,000 at the Invest Ottawa (2013).

  • Salary breakdown
  • 5 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 12 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 2 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 2 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2025 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2025 Employers List.